Become a Drain

Become A Drain Why on others do we become a drain? Be both belligerent and profane Ending up leaving a permanent stain When we rub others against the grain. How hopeless can the cause seem to be Being meant for you and never me That consistently I have evaded And not traded when deal was shaded. Continued looking down lonely trail From her, no longer received any mail What she did to me was over and done Wo was once in my life, the only one. James Thomas Horn Retired Veteran and Poet